Q: Is 3,538,710 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,538,710 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 3,538,710 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 30 35 41 42 45 63 70 82 90 105 123 126 137 205 210 246 274 287 315 369 410 411 574 615 630 685 738 822 861 959 1,230 1,233 1,370 1,435 1,722 1,845 1,918 2,055 2,466 2,583 2,870 2,877 3,690 4,110 4,305 4,795 5,166 5,617 5,754 6,165 8,610 8,631 9,590 11,234 12,330 12,915 14,385 16,851 17,262 25,830 28,085 28,770 33,702 39,319 43,155 50,553 56,170 78,638 84,255 86,310 101,106 117,957 168,510 196,595 235,914 252,765 353,871 393,190 505,530 589,785 707,742 1,179,570 1,769,355 and 3,538,710, with no remainder.

Since 3,538,710 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,538,710, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).